Private or trooper was a military rank, the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional infantry grade, private is the lowest enlisted rank in a fighting organization, below a lance corporal and above a recruit. In comparison to naval ranking systems, this rank is approximately equivalent to the naval able crewman rank.
The Nazi SS had the rank equivalent known as mann, and wore a plain black collar rank insignia. (ENT: "Storm Front", "Storm Front, Part II") Members of the Ekosian SS also wore the same collar rank insignia. (TOS: "Patterns of Force")
The United Earth MACO forces used this rank in the 2150s. The insignia patch was a triangular blue field, bordered in gold, with one white chevron under a white star. (Star Trek: Enterprise)
During the Q Civil War, which represented the Continuum by an illusion of the American Civil War, the Q guarding the tent where Q and Kathryn Janeway were held was addressed as a private by the incoming Captain Q. (VOY: "The Q and the Grey")
This grade has been suggested to exist in some form in other rank arrangements, such as the Bajoran Militia. (DS9: "Shakaar")
List of Privates[]
- R. Azar (MACO)
- C. Black (MACO)
- C. Black (MACO – mirror universe)
- V. Brown (MACO – mirror universe)
- J. Carender (MACO)
- E. Hamboyan (MACO)
- E. Hamboyan (MACO – mirror universe)
- S. Money (MACO)
- N. Myers (MACO)
- T. Palmer (MACO)
- T. Palmer (MACO)
- M. Romero (MACO)
- M. Romero (MACO – mirror universe)
- W. Woods (MACO)
- W. Woods (MACO – mirror universe)
Enlisted personnel | Commissioned officers | Flag officers | ||||||||||||||||||
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Fleet: | CRM | PO | CPO | MID CDT OC WO |
ENS | LT JG | LT | LT CMDR | CMDR | CAPT | FCAPT | CDORE | RADM | VADM | ADM | FADM | ||||
Military: | PVT AMN |
CPL LCP |
SGT | SSGT | MSGT 1SGT |
2nd LT | 1st LT | CAPT | MAJ | LT COL | COL | BRIG | MAJ GEN | LT GEN | GEN | MARSHAL | ||||
Services: | Andorian • Bajoran • Cardassian • Ferengi • Human (CSA • Third Reich • UE MACO • USA) • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • United Earth/Federation Starfleet • Vulcan Mirror universe: Terran Empire Starfleet • Terran Empire MACO |
This chart shows only general equivalencies based on the ranks used by many governments on Earth, as well as the rest of the galaxy.